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J. W. BRYGE.

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APPLICATION FILED APR.10 1907. U I 1,1 1 6,872, Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 10, 1907.Serial 2E0. 383

To all whom it may concern it known that I, JAMns W. BRYCE, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Recorders of which the following is a specification.

y invention relates to recorders. It is of especial value in connectionwith ma chines for registering or recording or aiding in the registeringor recording of, the data of the operation of a machine and thediflerence in data' between two difi'erent operations of a machine, asfor example the time of the operation of a machine and the elapsed timebetween two difierent operations of the machine.

My invention has for its object to provide apparatus by which anoperator can easily, accurately and with certainty set up means foridentifying the data representing an operation of the machine, as forexample the time of a second or finishing operation, or means foridentifying the data represent ing the difference between two operationsof the machine, as for example the elapsed time between the beginningand the ending of work on a job, which identification means can be usedlater to actuate suitable 1nechanism to present in any suitable way anin dication of the said operation or the data representing thedifi'erence between two operations, as for example by printing such anindication; also to provide new and improved identification meansrepresenting' not onlythe first or in operation but also a second orout-operation of the machine; also to provide a new and improved cardpro l l l l l vided with an identification mark represent- 5 ing thedata of a second or cut-operation ot the machine either alone or inconnection with a mark of identification representing the in or firstoperation vi the machine; also to provide a card provnl cd with suchidentification mark or marks representing the data of such operation oroperations of the machine expressed in units of linear measurement; alsoto arrange the devices for making identification marks upon a cardrepresenting the data of two different operations of the machine indifferent alincmonts or to arrance the identification devices forindicating the data of two difi erent operations in dilferentalinements; also to provide means for causing the devices for placcurethe advantages set r'orth in greater dei tail in the following part ofthis specification.

My invention consists in the novel devices and combinations herein shownde scribed.

In the machine illustrated in dltfl the drawings accompanying' thisspecification and forming part hereof I have shown my invention asembodied in an apparatus tor indicatii elapsed time or for placing upona card identification marks representing the time of the first andsecond operations of the machine and the elapsed time between Sl'iiilltwo operations but my invemion is not limited to use in a. machineindicating time. as it may be used in machines which set upidentification devices or which make identification marks upon a cardwhich represent other data than that of time. i

In the embodiment of my invention slaw-'21 and described herein theindications are expressed in units of linear measurement and not inprinted words or characters. 'ihe identification devices, in the formshown the card with the punched in it, are adapted to cooperate with andactuate another machine of suitable construction for translating suchunits of linear measureniciu' into indications of words or figures; as,for example, printed words and figures.

In the form of my invention shown here in the identification devices areshown as time identification marks on a card and in the term shown areholes punched in the card. one hole representing the hour and anotherthe minute of the startinq time or The time of the first operation oithe machine and another hi'le r prescntin the hour and another theminute oi the filllSlllllQ time or the time of the second operation ofthe machine. But my invention is not li1nited to such identificationdevices as other a card may be used devices than marks on Such devicesmay be of any suitif desired. alile form or construction and need not le a separable devicesnch as a card capabie of time identification holesbeing removed from the machine but may be devices forming part of themachine itself and not removable therefrom.

identification marks on the card are shown as holes punched in it. Theyare not, however, limited to holes but may be of any form and may beapplied to the card in any way and if desired may be something added torather than anything subtracted from the card such as a hole or out ormay be something movable on the card. The term card is used in a broadsense of including any Z"'1C-Vll)l3 device whatever be its form or whzor material it is composed 5 of, which is ca of receiving identificationmarks and o" subsequently actuating suitable selecting identifyingdevices for giving the indication represented by such identificationmarks. I

In the drawings accompanying this specificatlon and forming part liereof1 have shown the preferred form ofmy invention and will now proceed todescribe the embodiment thus shown in the drawing.

v Referring to these drawings Figure 1 is a face view of such apreferred form of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a cross-section takenthrough the card receiver slot. Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view of thepunches and their so actuating mechanism showing also the time stopcylinderswhich are used to limit the movement of the punches inaccordance with the time of day. Fig. 4 is a side view of the hour-punchand its connections. Fig. 5 is.

a detail view of the hour transfer mechanism. Fig. 6 is a detail of thein and out lever. Fig. 7 is a face view of a card after it has beeninserted into the slot in the in operation of the machine and the 4.0machine has been operated. Fig. 8 is a similar view of the same cardafter it has been inserted again in the slot in a second or outoperation of the machine; and Fig. 9 is a detail view of the universaljoint conneetion on the shaft which connects the recorder with the clockmovement.

Before proceeding to describe the machine in detail I will first brieflydescribe the machine as operated by a workman in the in and outoperations and the results accomplished by such operations. The machineas shownis for the purpose of placing upon a card marks which identifythe hour and minute of the first or in operation of the machine andlater which place upon the card marks identifying the hour and minute ofthe second or out operation. For example Fig. 7 represents the cardafter the first operation of the machine. In this operation two holeshave been punched in the card, hole 128 representing the hour of the inoperation and hole 129 representing the minute of the in operation.These are placed upon the card as follows. The workman inserts his cardin slot 10 first having thrown the in and out lever 3 to its in positionas indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. The movement of this levercauses two card guides 64: and 65 (see Fig. 3) to be thrown tothe right.In this position the card when inserted will have the left one of thetwo parallel lines 132 in line with the hour punch 17 and the left ofthe two parallel lines 133 on the card inline with the minute punch 17The card is pushed back in slot 10 until it rests against a back stop orabutment 139. This together with the guides 64: and 65 cause the card toregister exactly with the indicating mechanism.

After the card is properly placed the workman reciprocates handle 9.This operates the various parts of the mechanism. Among other things itmoves a carriage 52, by means presently to be described, back and forthon rods 13 and 11. This carriage is detachably connected with thepunches 17, 417, and moves them each over the card along the left-handline 132 and 133 respectively until each punch is stopped and detachedfrom the carriage 52 by a trip striking a pin 33 on hour pin cylinder 31or pin 3t on minute pin cylinder 32 in the line of travel of the punchtrips. The pins thus acting as stops represent the hour and minute ofthe time of this first or in 010- 5 eration of the machine. Preferablythey are so positioned on the cylinder that the travel of the hour andminute punch along the left hand lines 132 and 133 respectivelyrepresent in length the time between zero and the hour and minuterespectively of the starting time or the time of the in operation of themachine. When the punches are thus disconnected from the carriage theyare locked in the positions to which they have been moved, while thecarriage meanwhile continues its onward movement. At the close of thisforward movement of the carriage the punches 17 and 17 are forceddownward by oval bars 21 and 22, operated through the movement of thehandle 9, and are caused to punch holes in the card representing thehour and minute at the starting time. These holes are shown as 128 and129 in Fig. 7. The workman then withdi aws his card.

lit the close of the particular j ob a record of which is being madeupon the card the workman again inserts the same card in slot 10 afterhaving thrown lever 3 to the left me or the out position. The throwingof this lever throws card guides 84: and 65 to the-left as viewed inFig. 3 bringing the right-hand line 132 and 133 into alinement withpunches 47, 17* respectively. After the card has been pushed in againststop 139 the workman gives lever 9 a complete reciprocation as before.In the same manner as already described this moves carriage 52 backwardand forward. On its forward 130 of ihe hour 1 line "e ith the tr! 1: r.love we)? the pu'omee are again in the same ocked and later iorced 0punch 1n the card tie holes representing the hour and minute of 5&9second or out? position of the machime."

and, 0, he cl; toward 0:"? the ce oi the paralv i v Eel noes; 1'32 rep 7hours betwe n the two och "en hole 1 elapsed *uie and repreie, minute-If sored end the way. In pracer, I to have such compo 1 0116 auteu i andfor this puruer machine so 211'- and adapted that curd which has heerjzor acted upon by the machine and described herein, su for instance asthe/card o2" 8. cao. be inserted into such other machine and by theoperation of flee some the elapsed 't' he will he automaticailycompuvied and will b" rn in the spaces 1526 left blank in Fig. 53 beforethe words Hours and 1% 111.; in such. machine also the in time will beauioniaticomputed and printed in the soece'lQ after the word In at thetop o Fig 8 end zhe out time will hautou'iaizically amputee: and printedin the euk space 127 A ing after the no at the b0;-

icm oi the card o'l 'i Such a machine however forms no ljnl't oi thepresent inven Qiou and is there'lorenoi hown and described ,2, le ein.Of course any oiher machine suitable for that purpose could heemgflloyed. I hare J" :11 the devices for punching the n card and theholes in the card themselves as so located and arranged as to beparticularly device for the machine which 1 have cl sed fan. the purposewhich E referred 210 above, but of course. it will be um" :rs ocod thatthe identific ion 1 marks in the card can be located and urrenged 121any other suitable way so as car distance along one of the were intendedto be used with :1 COIDPUi-lllfl no other suitable computing and priiin, fir-re machine devised by me ref rd to above is shown and describedin an application of mine executed simultaneouslyherewith.

I will now proceed to describe more in detail the particular devicesshown in the drawings herein 1 represents the clock face and clockmovement of my improved device and 2 the shaft for transmitting motiontherefrom to the pin cylinders end 81.

3 is the in and out lover and l the handle thereof.

9 is the operating handle driving shaft 39.

10 is the card slot. Yl heu a card ed into this slot it i ate on the canbottom 2% is the card receiver top. 6-]: and 65 form the sides of theslot and act as guides to bring the card into ru'oper alinenient withthe punches i? and 4". 'lhese card guides are movable sidewise. is shownthey are so arranged that the cards such as uro shown in Figs. 7 and 8will just fit in between them. A book stop or card abutment is shown(1111.39 against which the inner end of the card is pressed wheninserted by the workman. It is of course important that the card bealways inserted its full distance until it resls against the stop 139 asin {his way accurate register lincally from the hack of the card is0bfast on the main 1 i 1 receiver .tuined for the location of thevarious holes punched in the card. This stop. together with the cardguides 6d and 65 enable the cord to he always accurately registered withreference he the punching devices and their time controlling stops. Inorder to adapt, the card when 0' erated upon in this niaohine for use inthe machine described in my said other application 1 preferably arrangeit so that the in and out hour and minute holes will he punched in thecard upon. difierent lines. This feature is not essential. to the broadinvention of the present application, as the hour holes and similarlythe minute dlOlCS might be punched upon the same line if do cd or if thecard and prmti machine so arranged that it could compute the elapsedtime where the holes were punched in she same line. In the present cisel. secure the dili'ereut alinemerit of the hour holes from each otherand of the iuinluc holes from each other bv makice the card guides G land movable sideuise. The devices for doing tais are shown in 1, 8 and6.

$5 is an out lever with a handle arrow indicating point. and 111 shownin Fig (3. When the knob Ilis moved so as to bring the arrow pointing tobile Word Quiz lhe guides S-l and are moved -1- with an r'\ lhe wordsOucare marked upon the casing as,

I line with the tail 9;! of pawl 89.

a perfectly parallel sidew to the left bringing the right-hand line 132and 183 on the card in line with the punches l7 and 4:7 and when theknob is thrown with the arrow pointing to the word In the left-handlines and 138 are brought into such alinement.

The connecting mechanism consists of the following: Lever 3 is pivotedto stud 5 in the upper casting 7. (i is a stop-pin to prevent overthrowof lever 3. Stud 5 has a square recess drilled in its lower end (Fig. 2)in which is secured the upper squared end of stud-shaft 1(3 freelymounted in casting 119 secured to the framework 523 of the inachine. Abell-crank 1-35 is secured to the lower endof shaft 18. It hole in theend 'of 1235 loosely encircles pin lill secured to and projecting upwardfrom card receiver Q-l. The top 21 of the receiver is rigidly secured tothe guides at and 6.3. To secure ie motion to the card receiver anotherstudshaft 29 is mounted in a casting 129 secured to the frameand 135.Bythe above means the movement of handle 3 moves the card receiverbodily sidewise into the "in" or out position.

[he carriage, and its,cmmcct-ions.52 is the carriage. It is adapted toreciprocate on two guide rods -13 and l-l, secured in the casings 30 andfill. .tlong tliese 'ods carriage is moved back and forward with eachreciprocation of handle 9. Any suitable means may be. provided forgiving it this reciprocating movement. I preferably provide means thatwill cause the ca riage to be moved only a. part of the reciprocatingmovement of the main shaft in each direction. As shown this is{ICUOHilillHlHtl by the following mechanism: A complete movement ofhandle 9 reeiprocates shaft 80. Fast on this shaft is an arm 99; looselymounted on shaft 80 is a plate 96. Secured to this plate is arm 87 andconnecting the upper end of arm 37 is a. link 38. On'plate 96 aremounted pawls 88 and 89 pivoted at 97 and 98 respectively. Each pawl' isprovided with a tail that of 88 being numbered 91 and that of 89 beingnumbered 92. Arm 90 has an overhang portion 9O at its other end. Pawl 88has also a tail 93 and pawl 89 a tail 9i. in the position of the partsshown in Fig. 2, overhang 9U s outside of the tail 9t of pawl 88, but isin As shaft 80 rotates arm 90 invoes overhang 9.0.

side of sector 95.

until the latter strikes tail 92 rotatingplate 96 on shaft 80. At themoment thejp'venhang engages tail 92 the rear end of the overhang clearstail 91 ofpawl 88., As plate 96 rotates. pawl 88 moves away from pin 81mounted on the frame work close to sector 95, secured to the frameworlgand tall 93 is forced out of a notch in sector 95 by spring 95 and movesalong the inner This rotates pawl 88 and f its tail 91 slightlyrbringing the latter immediately behind overhang This securely lockstogether arm 90 and overhang 90 with plate 96. The parts continue torotate until the nose of pawl 89 strikes pin 30 l '82 on bracket 99secured to the framework;

slightly rotating pawl 89 on its pivot withdrawing tail 92 from in frontof'overhang 90-" and throwing the point of tail 9- into the notch at theright hand end of sector 85 as shown in Fig. 2. This stops the movementof plate 96 and with it the backward movement of the carriage and locksthese parts securely in place. It also permits the l 7 continuedrotation of shaft 80 for 'limitev" Q90 distance. This shaft rotatesaslight distance L farther, is then stopped and is returned by thereturnmovement of handle 9. On this return movement the other end of overhang90= engages tail 91 of pawl 88 ,and'95 f moves plate 9o and itsconnecting parts, inncluding the carriage back to their originalpositions, tail 9t of pawl 89 b ing moved out of its notch and tail 92being thrown in directly behind the end of overhang 9O 100 thus lock ngthe parts together again durin their return movement. The nose of paw 88strikes pin 81, pawl 88 is slightly rotated throwing tail 91 to therightout of tl e'path .of overhang 90 and throwing tail 93 into engagementwith its notch in sector 95, thus locking plate 96 andits connectingparts in their original positions. a-\1i11-l. 0.CI 1- tinues its returnmovement a slight distance further as shown in Fig. 2. By these means noa reciprocating movement isgiven to the carriage, tlieearriage islocked'with the driving means during both the backward and l'orwa rdmovements, is disengaged therefrom at the end ol' the backwardmore-"1115 ment. and is there locked in position.

T/ic ii/2.07mi, and their opcrrztingfmecb uiii'am..-ln the form ofmachine shown in the drawings the. identification devices are shown aspunches for punching time iden tilication marks on a card. Two punchesare shown, an hour punch 47, and a minute; punch -17. of course one orany number of punches could be employed as desired. The

hour punch and its connections are shown 1255 at the left in Fig. 3, andthe minute punch and its connections are shown at the right of thesamefigure. As the construction of the two punches and their connectingpartsare substantially identical, particular attention will be given to adescription of the 51 as shown in Fig. 4c, and as the carriage hourpunch and its connections. Both moves along draw-bar 51 through itsnotch punches stand nornia v at a gi en fixed i and the projection 5 onpawl l9 also draws position in the niachii'ie, and they are adaptl withit'the punch and its connecting parts.

5 d to be moved by the carriage in its baclc L The punch is drawn alongover the card '7 wa and forward movements to a greater 1 a distancerepresenting the time from the or cutout dependent upon the hour or manor starting point oi. time to the time minute of the articular operationof the ol' day when the machine is operated. lVhen machine. in this n10:eincnt the extent of l it reaches that point the punch is discon- Lgmovement of ea h punch determined by I 2stopscontrolled by the timestops situated on a time-driven cylinder. ine stops l? the hour in theform shown the time stops for the are shown pins E-l on a pin f houmechanism consist of pins 3 3 on a pin for the minute are crlinder 3]and those for the minute punch '1' Mon a pincrlin'l The i won t ol pinsill on a pin cylinder 32. 0

n oi one or Ll c'i'ln'iders ilo." of these pin evhnders are driven by "toi the win-n conueetili'c -il\' movement, as will he presently de-'ernnnes the extent ot 1 ;cril; -d. in the form shown the pin C VllI1-'the punch as wi l he p csiniti l der 31 is provided with it pinsarranged to permit this operal spirally as shown in l ig. 2 and pincylinder 35 is detaclubljc connected 3; prov ded with fi l pins arrangedin a J The mechi'inisin shown similar spiral manner. lhis spiralarrangefor th s purpose is as follows: The hour nunt is to." the purposeof bringing upon the mechan sm is composed of a bodv portion 'll l lineof travel of a tripping pawl. 56 the parmounted and free to s l on rodIl The {.ir-nlar pin representing the hour or minute 90 minute punchsiinil: constructed and of the operation of the machine. It will beslides on red portion ll) has evident that the spiral arrangement bringsl'iinggcd to it at 68, an upper portion l5 carl only one pin at a timein the path of travel rying at its outer end the punch proper 47 of pawl56 and that the longitudinal locaso in alinenient with the die cerium(l? located {ion of said pin is dependent upon the hour 95 beneath onbolv portion A spring or minute ol the operation of the machine. l6tends to throw upper po: :1 if; upward. .Vhcn pawl 56 strikes a pin33,.pin 63 this upward movement being limited bye forces tail 5%downward disengaging propin 66 from upper portion 'l-J engaging thejcc'tion 54- from the notch in draw-bar 51. 4 upper )flTi] of an openingin the upper part The punch iunmrdiatel stops and the Car- 100 riuee anddraw-bar 51 proceed on their ot' bod) portion l0 shown in Fig. 3.

course. The same movement of pawl 49 throws its upward end into one ofthe 'ihrough an irregular opening in upper pory tion 45 projects an ovalrod 21 mounted in i hearings in the front and back frames notches ill oflocking-bar 41, thus locking andfi-j. This rod for the purpose 0! opthepunch in set position. 49 is temporarily 105 l crating the punch. aswill he presently deheld in notch 50 by the under surface of scribed. Asimilar oval rod is pro ided the rear of draw-bar 51 pressing on the forthe minute. punch. To prevent overturln upper part of projection 5%. Assoon as ing of the punch the body portion 40 has the rca r end ofdraw-bar 51 clears 5-H. pawl two lips which extend one over and one bel9 would be drawn out (if notch 50. In 110 low a locking; bar -21secured to the front order to amid this I provide a second lock and backframes 53 and 30. A similar lockto hold pawl 49 in its looking position.As inn bar 42 is provided for tl' minute punch. shown this consists of asecond locking Etwill be understood, of course, that the piece pivotedat 58 and provided at its 50 body and upper portion of each punch moveupper end with a V-shaped notch to take 115 together along the rod 14-0or ill and along under a sharp projection of correspondmg each bar 41 or49 and oval rod 21 or 22. shape in pawl 45?. .1 pin 6.! extending side-The detachable connections between the wise from draw-bar and engagingin a slot carriage and the hour punch are hown parin locking piece 59rotates the latter as tieularly in Fig. 4. The carriage has on Idraw-bar 51 parts from the punch and its 0 each side a draw-bar 51.Secured to the connections throwinglocking piece 59 to body portion 40of each punch is a steel l the left and up as shown in Fig. 4 andlockapron 39 secured to it by screws 48. livl Eng l5) in position.Spring "2 connecting oted to apron 39 at 55 is a bell-crank lever l theend of pawl l9 and the upper arm of 50 provided'at its upper end with apin locking piece 59 tends to pull the two toward 125 33. Pin 33normally rests upon the top of each other. On the return of draw-bar. 51tail of a locking pawl 49 pivoted at 60 pin (31 enters the slot andtilts-locking piece to tho apron. .In theinormel position of the 5!) tothe right and downward releasing lochparts a side projection 5 from tail5%. rests inn pawl l9 whereupon spring 62 draws 1t 65 ina notch cut inthe rear end of draw-bar i from out of notch 50 unlocking the punch. 36

ucrtcd from the carriage by means of time p In the further returnmovement of draw-bar 51 a projection 12% engages with a project ing pin57 from the side of apron 39 and forces the apron and punch andConnections back to their original positions.

It will be understood that the same devices are used for the minutepunch and its connections.

After the punches have been moved into set position and locked therethey are at the appropriate time operated by the fol lowing describedmechanism. 21 and 22 are two oval shaped rods mounted in hearings in thefront and back frames 53 and 30. Each one passes through an irregularshaped opening, shown in Fig. 3, in the upper part 45 of its punch. Eachrod and its opening are preferably'so shaped and proportioned that thepunch will not touch the rod as the punch is reciprocated. This permitsfree movement of the punches. The parts are so shaped and proportioned,however, that when the rod is rotated on its axis upper part 45 will beforced downward and punch 47 be caused to pass through the card andpunch a hole therein.

These oval bars 21 and 22 are operated from the main shaft 80 by meansof cam 86, a roller 85 operating in. a cam groove in the cam, roller 85being secured to the end of bell crank lever 83 pivoted at 8": on asupport 8 thrown up from the base of the machine. The other end of lever83 (Fig. '2) is pivotally connected with link )29. v This link at itsupper end is connected to crank-arm 28 fast on oval rod 21. Also fast onoval rod 21 is an arm-25 pivoted at its upper end to link 26. The latteris pivoted at its farther end to an arm 2-? fast on oval rod 22. At theproper time cam 86 and its connections force link 29 upward rocking bothoval rods 21 and 22 and forcing the punches through the card.

It Will be apparent. from the above that the location of any holepunched upon the card either for the in or the out operation willrepresent the time of such operation either in hours or minutes and thedistance from the hole, representing either the hour or the minute ofthe in to the hole representing the corresponding time of the outoperation, as for example the distance between 128 and 130, as measuredon either of the parallel lines shown in Fig. 8, will represent inlinear measurement the elapsed time between the in and out operation. Asshown in Fig. 8 this linear distance along either line 132 betweenv thelocation of hole 128 and that of 130 represents the difference in hoursbetween. the two operations of the machine and the distance between hole129 and 131 on either line; 133 represents the difference in minutesbetween the two operations. It will be understood. of course, that inthe arrangement ,in. any other suitable way.

of parts of the particular machine and card shown in the drawingsherein, the actual distance on the card between an in hole and thecorresponding out hole may not always represent in linear units ofmeasurements, the elapsed time. For example, if the out hole is locatednearer the zero or starting point on the card than is the in hole, thedistance representing the elapsed time, includes the distance from thein hole to the upper end of the card, as shown in Fig. 8, and alsothedistance from the zero or starting point on the card to the out hole.It is wheh this situation exists with reference to the minute holes,that one must be subtracted from the hours of elapsed time. Thisdistance can be computed in actual hours and minutes by measuring thedistance with a rule or In practice I prefer to compute it automaticallyby means of another machine which I have devised and which forms thesubject of another application for patent executed and filedsimultaneously with this application.

In order to adapt the card of this appli cation for use in mv saidcomputing ma chine of my other application I have shown the in and outhour identification holes on the card as made unon diiierent lines onthe card and have followed the same arrangement with the minute idecation holes. It is not essential, howev for the resent invention thatthis should. done, as any suitable alinement can be em ploved asdesired.

The pin cylinders caiibe driven in any suitable manner. As shown, themechanism for this purpose is as follows: 2 is a shaft connecting withthe clock movement and adapted to be driven thereb This is connected todriving shaft 15 by a universal joint shown in Fig. 9. As there shown itis made of the usual form consisting of a brass sleeve 13 secured toshaft 15 by set screw lei. Into the upper end of this sleeve is insertedthe ball l'i fin-med on the end of shaft 9- and having driven through ita. pin. 12 engaging with a slot in the upper end of brass sleeve 13.Shaft 15 carries at its lower end a gear 59 meshing with a gear on shaft3'6 of pin cylinder 32. Shaft 36 is rotated once an hour.

The hour pin cylinder 31 is driven from shaft 36 by the followingdescribed connections: 113 is a pinion fast on shaft 36 (see Figs. 2 and5) and meshing with a large gear 116 mounted on stud shaft 1L2. Fast onthis stud-shaft is av pinion ll? which meshes with a large, gear 103.This gear has a slot 106 out in it into which projects a. pin 105 faston toothed wheel 10 i. This latter whorl is provided with B lteeth andis fast on shaft 35 of the hour pin cylinder 31 and drives that pincylinder. Gears 113,

its movement wheel and thus .t1on and keeps its 116, 117, 103 are soproportioned that gear moves one twenty-fourth of a revolution for eachcomplete revolution of shaft 36, or, in other words, moves one tootheach hour. Gear 103 and toothed wheel 10'.- are connected by a spiralspring 118. 108 is a lever fulcrumed at mounted on the back frame of themachine. One end of the lever 108 is adapted to engage with the toothedwheel 101- and the other end of lever 108 is held against the rim ofdisk 1-11 by tension spring 115. 111 is a notch cut in disk 111. Disk111 is fast on shaft 36 and of course rotates once each hour.

moved out of engagement with the tooth of wheel 104. That is so timedthat gear 103 had moved forward sothat pin 105 was at the time at therear of slot 106. Spiral spring 118 immediately causes wheel 104 to jumpforward, when thus freed from lever 108, until pin 105 strikes the otherend of slot 106 when its movement is arrested. This distance is equal toone tooth of wheel 10-} and one pin of cylinder 31. In this way pincylinder 31 is moved forward one point at the end of each hour.

I preferably lock the clock movement during the operation of themachine. This is accomplished as follows: After shaft 80 begins torotate but before the carriage begins a cam 79 fast on shaft 80 forcesoutward a roller 78 on the end of lever 76, pivoted at 77 on 8. lugsecured to the base-plate of the machine. Resting upon the other end oflever 76 is the lower end of finder-rod 72. This rod is guided incasting 73 fastened to both of the side frames of the machine, and isalso guided in casting 138 secured to the base-plate. A collar 75 isfastened to rod 72 and has resting upon its upper surface spiralcompression spring 74 which iresses against the lower side of casting 3.his normally keeps finder rod 72 in its downward posiupper beveled endnormally out of contact with finder wheel 71 which is fast onminute-shaft 36. Cam 79 is so shaped that the first movement of shaft 80causes the finder rod to enter one of the 60 spaces between the teeth ofthe finder accurately alines this wheel and locks the connectingmechanism. A spring 100 secured at one end to stud 101 of the frame-workand at the other end to the lower part of an arm 102 fast on shaft 80returns that shaft and its connecting parts to theiroriginal positionsafter the operator has let go of handle 9, in case he does not returnthe handle to its original position.

Many changes or modifications in or omissions from or additions to. thedevices shown in the drawings herein may, of-

109 on a bracket 110.

i i l course, be made Without departing'from my invention.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters- Patent, is

In a time recording machine the'combination of a finishing-time markingdevice, means f r moving it over a card, a clock mechanism, and astop-device, controlled by the clock nn'rhanisin, for movement inaccordance with the time of a. second or finishing operation of themachine, whereby an identification time mark, representing the time ofthe said second or finishing operation, will be made upon the card.

2. In a time recording machine the combination of a finishing-timemarking device, means for moving it over a card, a clock I, mechanism,and time stops controlled by the clock mechanism for limiting suchmovement in accordance with the time of a second or finishing operationof the machine, whereby an identification time mark, representing thetime of the said second or finish ing operation, will be made upon thecard.

In a time recording machine the combination of a punch. means for movingit over-7 a card, a clock mechanism, and a stop-device, controlled bythe iting such movement in accordance with the time of a second orfinishing operation of the machine, whereby the punch will punch in thecard an identification time hole representing the time of the second orout operation of the machine.

4. In a time recording machine the combination of a punch, means formoving it over a card, a. clock mechanism. and time stops controlled bythe clock mechanism for limiting such movement in accordance with thetime of a second or of the machine, whereby the punch will punch in thecard an identification time hole representing the time of the second orout operation of the machine. I

5. In a time recording machine the com.- bination of an hour punch,means for moving it over a card. a clock mechanism, and a series of timestops representing hours and controlled by the clock mechanism forlimiting such movement in accordance with the hour of a second orfinishing operation of the machine. whereby the punch will punch in thecard an identification hole representing the hour of the second or outoperation of the machine.

0. In a time recording machine the combination of a minute punch, meansfor mov ing it over a card, a clock mechanism, and a series of timestops representing minutes and controlled by the, clock mechanism forlimiting such movement in accordance with the minute of a second orfinishing operation of the machine, whereby the punch will punch in thecard an identification hole rep limiting such clock mechanism for lim-'finishing operation I b 1 1 operation ot the machine.

7. In a time recording machine the combination of a startir g-time andfinishingtime marking device, means for moving said device over a card,aclock mechanism, and a stop-device, controlled by the clock mechanism,for limiting the movement of such device over the card in accordancewith the time of each operation of the machine, whereby identificationtime marks willbe placed upon the card, one representing the time of thefirst and the other of the second operation of the machine.

8. In a time recording machine the combination of a starting-time andfinishingtime marking device, means for moving said device over a card,a clock mechanism, a set of time stops, controlled by the clockmechanism, for limiting the movement of such device over the card inaccordance with the time of each operation of the machine, wherebyidentification time marks will be placed =upon the 'card, onerepresenting the time of the first and. the other the time of the secondoperation of the machine.

9. In a time recording machine the combination of a punch, means formoving it over a card at each operation of the machine, a clockmechanism, a series of time stops controlled by clock mechanism, adaptedto limit the movement of the punch, in accordance with the time or" eachoperation of the machine, whereby holes may be punched in the card, onerepresenting the time of the first or in operation of the machine andthe other the time of the secoperation of the machine.

resentin the minute of the second or out 0nd or OUL 10. In a timerecording machine the combination of two punches, an hour punch and aminute punch, means for moving the punches over a card, a clockmechanism, two sets of time stops controlled by the clock mechanism, onerepresenting the minutes and the other the hours, all so connected and.arranged that the stops of each set will limit the'moveme nt of -itscorrespending punch in accordance with the hour or minute of eachoperation of the machine, whereby holes may be punched in the card, tworepresenting the hour and minute respectively, of the first or inoperation of the machine and two representing the hour and minuterespectively of the second or out operation of the machine.

11. In a time recording machine the combination of two punches, an hourpunch and a minute punch, means for moving the punches over a card ateach operation of the machine, a clock mechanism, two sets of .timestops controlled by the clock mechanism, each set consisting of a pincylinder, one representing the hours, the other the minutes, whereby themovement of each punch over the card Will be limited in extent by theposition of the pins on its pin cylinder, and means for actuating thepunches, whereby identification time holes may be punched in the cardrepresenting respectively the hour :tnd minute of the first or inoperation of the machine and the hour and minute, of the second or outoperation of the machine.

12. In a time recording machine the combination of a device for placingupon a card a time identification mark representing the time of thefirst or in operation of the machine adapted to affect the movement ofsuitable time recording mechanism, and for .placing upon a card anidentification mark representing the time of the second or out operationof the machine adapted to affect the movement of suitable time recordingmechanism, and means for causing the said device to be in differentoperative alinements in respect to the card at the two differentoperations of the machine.

13. In a time recording machine the combination of a starting-time and afinishingtime marking device, means for moving said device over a card,a clock mechanism, a set of time stops for said device, controlled bythe clock mechanism, for limiting its movement at each operation of themachine at one time in accordance with the time of the first or startingoperation of the machine and at another in accordance with the time of asecond. or finishing operation of the ma.

chine, and means for shifting the marking device and card relatively toone another, whereby identification time marks may be placed upon thecard, but upon different lines thereon, one mark representing the timeof the first or in operation of the machine and the other the time ofthe second or out operation of the machine. I

14. In a time recording machine the combination of a starting-time and afinishingtime marking device, means for moving said device over a card,a clock mechanism, a set of time stops for said device, controlled bythe clock mechanism, for limiting its movement at each operation of themachine, at

one time in accordance with the time of the first or starting operationof the machine 1 and at another in accordance with the time of a secondor finishing operation of the machine, and means for shifting the cardrelatively to the marking device, whereby" time identification marks maybe placed upon the card, but upon diiierent lines thereon, one markrepresenting the time of the first or in operation of the machine andthe other the time of the second or out operation of the machine.

v 15. In a time recording. machine the combination of a-statrtingtimeand a finishingtime marking device, means for moving said device over acard, a clock mechanism, a set of time stops for said device, controlledby the clock mechanism, for limiting its movement at each operation ofthe mechine at one time in accordance with the time of the first orstarting operation of a, machine and at another in accordance With thetime of a second or finishing operation of the machine, means forshifting the cord rel tively to the marking device, and means forcausing the cord and marking device to accurately register with oneanother in their different positions, whereby identification time marksmay be placed upon the card, but upon different lines thereon, one markrepresenting the time of the first or in operationcf the machine and theother the time of the second or out operation of the machine.

16 In a time recording machine the eombination of a device for piecingupon a card time identificetion marks adapted to effect the movement of,suitable recording mechanism, manually controlled means for moving thedevice and cord relatively to cechother, o'clock mechanism, a set oftime stops, controlled by the clock mechanism, for limiting suchmovement in accordance with the time of the operation of the machine,and means for moving the device and cord relatively to each other inanother direction so as to cause the different identification timeniarks to he pieced upon. the card on different lines.

17. In a machine the combination of e device for placing upon cardidentification inark's adapted to oii'ect the movement of suitablerecording mechanism, manually controlled means for moving the device andcard relatively to each other, a set of stops for limiting such movementin accordance with the operation of the machine, and means for movingthe device and cord relatively to each other in another direction so asto cause the different identification marks to be placed upon the cardon diiierent lines.

18. In a time recording machine the combinotion or" two punches,meansfor moving them over a card, a clock mechanism, two sets of time stops,one for each punch, rep'- resenting different sub-divisions of time andcontrolled by the clock mechanism and adapted to limit the movement ofpunches and to stop them at points along the curd representing the timesof the operation of the machine, and means for shifting the cardrelatively to the punches, whereby time identification marksrepresenting the times of different operations of the machine may beplaced upon the card upon (hiferent lines thereon.

19. in a time recording machine the combination of two punches, an hourpunch and a minute punch, means for moving the punches over a card ateach operation of the machine, a clock mechanism, two sets or in uil beupon c :1 lines from t u'esenting the second or "out" o identiii e:niovenie ,ordln the c n 31' ion of a curd for placing such allycontrolled 1 q "or nut-vin sail, ch vice in a line over the card, tilimiting such movement accorda the time of operat on of the r-mcmanually controlled means or positions of the to: J? and card 1 i l Lent opera? curd L the each other, 0. machine, whereby placed by the 6ice upon the Ciliu located along d ent lines upon 21k in n timere-zoriliue inccli' bination of on hour punch, a 11 10c means for movingtli n'i c parallel lines, moo n1%fC!lJlllSll1- a set or time stops foreach punch controlled hy the clocl: mechanism and ifilapi'etl to limitthe movement of said punch. one repr 10.-

ing the hours, the other the minutes, for locking the punches 1 nos. nomeans for operating the policies mic me:

for shifting the rel ative position of punches and cord for diiterent iiemtions 210 of the machine, whereby uyor. a sec. n l. i

er tion of the mach is each pun h move across the and along a d1 n from.that followed by it upon the operation of the machin and the minuteidentification hol s in the resenting hour and o 1 0nd opcrution will hedi lines rein those made in the Lirs oration.

22 in a time recording urchins the win lunatic-u or" a device 'i'or pacing: time lentilication marks upon 21 itlllh means for mo ing thedevice and (w-d Dllltli'fiij? to e ch other, a cloclciue-hzm L ;plevice, 125 controlled by'thc clock nzev uzm for iting; such mmcuient inil-.l(,'(;l'(,l2lll(' r. itli time of the oper ion o e machin means forcom mg the device and 2:12

tire; to each other in another n' as to cause the differentidentification time marks to be placed upon the card on different lines.

23. In a time recorder the combination of a card, a single time markingdevice adapted at each operation of the machine to make upon the card amark representing the time (of suelroperation, the card and markingdevice being normally positioned With reference to each so as to.represent the zero of time, clock-controlled means adapted at eachoperation of the machine to position the card and marking devicerelative to each other in accordance with the time of such operation 01the machine, whereby the said time marking device will-at each operationmake upon the card a mark representing. by its location thereon the timeof such operation.

24. In a time recorder the combination of a device for receiving a timemark repre-v senting the time of an operation of the machine, a singletime marking device adapted at each operation of the machine to makeupon said device a mark representing the time of such operation, thereceiving device and marking device being normally posiioned withreference to each other so as to represent the zero of time and aclock-controlled means for positioning the said marking device and theother device relative to each other in accordance with the time of suchoperation of the machine, whereby the said marking device will at eachoperation make a mark upon the said time identification devicerepresenting by its location thereon the time of such operation.

25. The combination of a card, a device for punching holes in the card,manually operated means for moving the punching device across the cardat each operation of the'machine, and clock-controlled stops forlimiting such movement in accordance with the time of operation, wherebythe elapsedtime between two operations by an operative will be indicatedby the relative location upon the card of the two holes punched at thetwo operations.

26. The combination of a card, a device for punching holes in the card,manually operated means for moving the punching device and cardrelatively to each other at each operation of the machine, andclockcontrolled stops for limiting such movement in accordance with thetime of operation, whereby the elapsedtime between two operations byanopcrative will be indicated by the relative location upon the card ofthe two holes punched at the two operations.

27. The .con'ibination of a card, adevicefor punching holes in the card,manually operated means for moving the punching de- \ice across the cardat each operation of the machine, clock-controlled stops for limitingsuch movenu-ut in accordance with the time of operation, whereby theelapsed time between two operations by an operative will be indicated bythe relative location upon the card of the two holes punched at the twooperations, and manually-controlled means .for moving the card andpunching device relatively to each other in a direction at right anglesto the line of the aforesaid movement of the punching device across thecard so as to bring the holes representing the times of the twoditl'erent operations in a different alinemc'nt upon the card.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence 01" two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES \V. BRYCE.

Witnesses EDwiN Sue-ER, JOHN- O. GEMPLER.

